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	Age Concern Wigan Borough
		Age Concern Wigan Borough is a charitable company limited by guarantee.
		Age Concern Wigan Borough is a member of the wider Age Concern movement, which is a federation including over 400 local organisations and groups and Age Concern England.
		At the heart of the work of Age Concern Wigan Borough are the services provided for older people across the Borough.
	www.acwiganborough.org.uk (0 words)

	The Wigan Borough Crest - Progress with Unity - wiganworld
		The crowned castle is taken from the shield of the borough of Wigan, the castle and crown being elements from one of the borough’s medieval seals.
		Branches of this tree are borne by the supporters in the Arms of the borough of Wigan and the tree features in many of the borough’s medieval seals.
		The sparrowhawk occurs in the Arms of the borough of Leigh and in the crest of the Atherton UDC.
	www.wiganworld.co.uk /stuff/crest.php?opt=crest (237 words)

	The Borough of Wigan (Electoral Changes) Order 2004
		Elections of the council of the borough of Wigan
		The Electoral Registration Officer[10] for the borough shall make such rearrangement of, or adaptation of, the register of local government electors as may be necessary for the purposes of, and in consequence of, this Order.
		The areas of the new borough wards are demarcated on the map described in article 2.
	www.opsi.gov.uk /si/si2004/20040365.htm (1602 words)

	wigan - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		The metropolitan borough of Wigan is located in the metropolitan area of Greater...
		Wigan (parliamentary constituency), United Kingdom parliamentary constituency in north-western England.
		Wigan (town), administrative centre of Wigan borough metropolitan district, formerly in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, north-western...
	au.encarta.msn.com /wigan.html (76 words)

	Wigan Athletic
		Wigan is a large town in the North West of England, in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, lying in the historic county of Lancashire.
		It is the largest town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, with a population of 89,876 (2004 estimate).
		Wigan Athletic was the fifth attempt to stabilise a football club in the town following the demise of Wigan County, Wigan United, Wigan Town, A.F.C. Town, and the aforementioned Wigan Borough.
	www.englishpremier.net /wiganathletic?blog=24&page=1&paged=3 (3088 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wigan Athletic was the fifth attempt to stabilise a football club in the town following the demise of Wigan County, Wigan United, Wigan Town and the aforementioned Wigan Borough.
		In 1945 Wigan were elected to a different league, the Lancashire Combination, and in 1950 came close to election to the Football League, narrowly losing out to Scunthorpe United on a vote.
		Wigan's local rivals are Bolton Wanderers FC who have failed to beat Wigan in the FA Premier League,but have finished higher in the league than Wigan for every season since 1987/88.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Wigan_Athletic (2225 words)

	Wigan Borough Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wigan Borough were formed in October 1920 when their immediate predecessors Wigan United were forced to turn professional after it had been discovered that the club had been paying their amateur players for "lost time".
		Wigan Borough's best season was 1928/1929 when they finished fourth in the League and reached the Third Round of the FA Cup, losing on 12 January 1929 to Sheffield Wednesday by 3 goals to 1 in front of a Springfield Park record 30,443 crowd, which provided gate receipts of £1,820.
		Borough always struggled financially, and in fact it is testimony to some dedicated work at the time that they survived so long.
	www.chilvers1.demon.co.uk /Borough.htm (1771 words)

	Wigan & Wigan Pier
		Once Wigan boasted over 1000 pit shafts within 5 miles of the town centre, but these have all gone and the over 2000 acres of industrial dereliction which they created has been cleared and redeveloped in the past few years, and slag heaps have given way to landscaping and green developments.
		By the time of the Middle Ages, Wigan had become a constituent manor of the Barony of Makerfield, and it had received its Royal Charter from King Henry III in 1246 when it was made into a Borough in its own right.
		Its new status as a Royal Borough is reflected in the insignia of the town Coat of Arms.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /towns/wigan1.html (1333 words)

	Wigan Athletic - History
		Wigan Town were next to take on the challenge of trying to stay afloat for more than three years, sadly this didn't happen.
		Wigan Borough played their last league game on the 24th October 1931 against Wrexham United, the Race Course Ground side were victorious, 5-0.
		Wigan Athletic are the last in the line of soccer teams in Wigan, founded in 1932 they had quite immense success nearly every season of their none league life, detailed in the honours list on the honours page.
	www.wafc.co.uk /history (956 words)

	Greater Manchester Gazetteer T to W
		In 1894 the township was dissolved and its area divided between Middleton Borough, Royton Urban District and Castleton by Rochdale Urban District.
		Wigan township was in Wigan ecclesiastical parish and in Wigan poor law Union.
		In 1894 the township was dissolved and its area divided between Rochdale Borough and Littleborough and Wardle Urban Districts.
	www.gmcro.co.uk /guides/gazette/gazzt2w.htm (3085 words)

	Wigan, Lancashire, Ancient & Loyal
		The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan is situated about mid-way between the seaport of Liverpool and the inland city of Manchester, in the County of Lancashire, in the North West of England.
		Wigan is the twelfth largest metropolitan district in the country with a population of 310,000 people.
		Wigan remained loyal to the crown in the English Civil Wars as was the headquarters of the Earl of Derby.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~anderton/places/wigan.html (1134 words)

	Wigan Districts, Villages and Township placenames in the Borough of Wigan
		Wigan Districts, Villages and Township placenames in the Borough of Wigan
		One of Wigan's largest towns, close to the M6 Motorway, it is a thriving town, and has the Three Sisters Recreation Area nearby at Bryn.
		North-east of Wigan, Aspull is a pleasant residential town, whose past was predominantly in mining and textiles, though all trace of spoil heaps has been removed and the area is fully reclaimed with newly planted trees.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /towns/wigan2.html (1411 words)

	International Civic Heraldry- UNITED KINGDOM - WIGAN
		The crowned castle is taken from the shield of the Borough of Wigan, the castle and crown are elements from one of the borough's medieval seals.
		Branches of this tree are borne by the supporters in the Arms of the Borough of Wigan and the tree features in many of the borough's medieval seals.
		The sparrowhawk occurs in the Arms of the Borough of Leigh and in the crest of the Atherton UDC.
	www.ngw.nl /int/gbr/w/wigan.htm (409 words)

	Wigan athletic
		Wigan Athletic were founded in 1932 as the fifth football club in the town - Wigan County, Wigan United, Wigan Town and Wigan Borough had all previously folded.
		Wigan suffered relegation to the new Third Division in 1993, the year the Premiership came into being, and fortunes did not change until local businessman Dave Whelan bought the club in 1995.
		Wigan Athletic are in the Premiership for the first time in their history, having made a remarkable rise in the last decade under owner and chairman Dave Whelan.
	www.ramsyastro.com /wiganatheltic.htm (595 words)

	Wigan Athletic \| Club \| Customer Charter
		Wigan Athletic is committed to the Football in the Community Scheme, providing facilities, to enable the administration of the Scheme to be carried out at Wigan Athletic premises.
		Wigan Athletic continues to develop partnerships with local, national and international companies such as Nationwide Season of promise, HJ Heinz and Co. Limited, Asda and Coca Cola to strive to improve facilities and working relations within the community.
		At Wigan Athletic, we are committed to providing a football club that is truly accessible to supporters from all sections of the community as we strongly believe that there is no place for racism at the JJB Stadium or in society as a whole.
	www.wiganlatics.premiumtv.co.uk /page/CustomerCharter/0,,10429,00.html (1257 words)

	Working in Wigan
		Wigan is one of the four oldest boroughs in Lancashire, receiving a charter from Henry III in 1246.
		Wigan was a key battle ground during the Civil War in the 17th century, and Cromwell's troops passed through the town twice.
		Wigan is the most westerly borough in the county of Greater Manchester, lying halfway between Liverpool and Manchester - although most residents still think of themselves as Lancastrians.
	www.wiganleigh.nhs.uk /Internet/Work_for_Us/about_working_in_wigan.asp (986 words)

	Wigan Athletic History - Wigan Borough
		Wigan Association FC They took over United's fixtures and played at Springfield Park, the home of the former tenants, and were to do so until the FA was satisfied that there were no more irregularities and that all their instructions had been adhered to.
		Wigan Borough's first game at Springfield Park occurred on 21st November 1920 when Bacup Borough were the visitors and a crowd of 4,000 witnessed a 2-2 draw.
		Borough had beaten Ashington 2-0 and Grantham 2-1 at Springfield Park in the first and second round proper of the competition and their reward was a plum tie against the current Football League Division One leaders Sheffield Wednesday at home.
	www.yeoldetreeandcrown.34sp.com /wigan_borough_afc.htm (3851 words)

	Conditions of Use
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		Wigan LA will not be liable for any damage of any kind to hardware or software howsoever arising caused by entry to the Website including (but not limited to) loss or corruption of data.
	www.wiganschoolsonline.net /legal.htm (1592 words)

	Press Releases - Wigan MBC
		Wigan Council is initially planning to roll-out social service forms for its 310,000-strong constituency.
		Approximately 310,000 people live within the boundaries of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, which covers an area of 77 square miles, making it geographically the nineth biggest metropolitan district in the country.
		Borough of Wigan is also one of the oldest in the country, established in 1246 by a charter from King Henry III.
	www.mandoforms.com /news/press/wiganmbc.html (470 words)

	GENUKI: Wigan, Lancashire genealogy
		WIGAN, a town, a township, a parish, and a district, in Lancashire.
		In 1835 the parish of Wigan contained the townships of Wigan, Haigh, Aspull, Ince in Makerfield, Hindley, Dalton, Upholland, Orrell, Pemberton, Billinge, Winstanley and Abram.
		For probate purposes prior to 1858, Wigan was in the Archdeaconry of Chester, in the Diocese of Chester.
	www.genuki.org.uk /big/eng/LAN/Wigan (412 words)

	Medieval Wigan (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1086 the town was part of the barony of "Neweton" (Newton-le-Willows) and it is thought that the phrase "the church of that manor", is a probable reference to Wigan parish church.
		In 1246 Wigan achieved borough status by a charter of Henry III and was equal in standing to Liverpool, Preston and Lancaster.
		One of the few medieval remains in Wigan is Mab's Cross which stands in Wigan Lane.
	www.wiganarchsoc.co.uk /content/history/medieval_wigan.htm (434 words)

	Metropolitan Wigan
		This is due to the fact that the response is on behalf of the Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council and as such it needed the approval of Members.
		This is particularly exemplified in the level of bookfund which Wigan provides locally to its Library Service; it is still one of the lowest in the United Kingdom and has a direct impact on issues and library usage.
		Wigan, however, places a high priority on this area of service even though it is discretionary under the terms of the 1964 Act.
	panizzi.shef.ac.uk /library-review/metdist/wigan.html (1132 words)

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		But Wigan Council is concerned this is just the tip of the iceberg as it believes many incidents go unreported.
		In the Wigan borough 222 hate crimes were recorded between March 2005 and April 2006 - a 13 per cent hike from the previous year's figures.
		Of the 222 people who were victims of hate crimes in the borough this year 32 per cent were Asian, 22 per cent were white, 12 per cent were fl and 6 per cent were Chinese or another ethnic group.
	www.wigantoday.net /ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=66&ArticleID=1955453 (704 words)

	Wigan Athletic \| History \| Brief History of Wigan Athletic
		Even with the voluntary liquidation of Wigan Borough the town's die-hard football enthusiasts were planning the rebirth of a town team.
		With the end of the war in 1945, Wigan Athletic were elected into the Lancashire Combination, with the Latics proving themselves to be formidable opponents, this consistency almost rewarded in 1950 with Football League status, losing out on a third poll vote to Scunthorpe United.
		Wigan's form in the Premiership became more inconsistent as the season drew to a close and it didn't get much harder than on the last day of the season when Latics travelled to Arsenal.
	www.wiganlatics.premiumtv.co.uk /page/History/0,,10429,00.html (2538 words)

	Wigan in council finance 'super league' \| 24dash.com - Local Government
		Metro finance bosses were celebrating today after learning that Wigan is one of just two councils in the north west to have scored top marks for the way they manage their resources.
		For Wigan to be rated so highly puts us in very select company, a super league of councils when it comes to financial management.
		Wigan is hoping to hold onto its four star excellent rating.
	www.24dash.com /localgovernment/15215.htm (450 words)

	FOOTBALLCRESTS.COM - Wigan Athletic FC
		The current crest used by Wigan Athletic FC is in fact the Arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan (which were granted in 1974 following the formation of the Metropolitan Borough through the coming together of 14 former districts).
		A sparrowhawk is taken from the Arms of Leigh and Atherton (two of the 14 districts that came together to form the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan) and originates from the Arms of the Atherton family.
		On the County Borough Arms, a castle is representative of an old castle and tower gateway to the town and appears on the town's earliest seal dating from the 12th century.
	www.footballcrests.com /wiganathleticfc.htm (466 words)

	Wigan History (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Wigan Youth Jazz Orchestra is known the world over, while Andy Prior - dubbed the new Sinatra - owes his success to his formative years with WYJO.
		In population terms the Borough is the 12th biggest in the country at around 310,000.
		After is grandfather started his business in Wigan he moved back to Hindley setting up a small shop opposite to the pub called The Wiganer, witch was a minutes walk from the present one at 4 Wigan Road, Hindley, which was opened 7 years after the end of the first world war.
	www.wiganshades.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /wigan_history.htm (2094 words)

	Community Volunteers Scheme
		Greater Manchester Police's Wigan Division has launched a community volunteer scheme to encourage residents from across the Wigan borough to join the fight against crime in their area.
		Greater Manchester Police's Wigan Division has launched a community volunteer scheme to encourage residents from across the Wigan borough to join the fight against crime in their area. The scheme has been launched to enhance the service provided to the borough's local communities.
		Today's police service is a challenging working environment that is constantly changing and volunteers will be involved in a range of services that GMP provides to the people of Wigan and Leigh. In return, volunteering is a chance for members of the community to develop their skills and experience in a worthwhile role.
	www.gmp.police.uk /division08/pages/wigancomvol.htm (551 words)

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